<p>President Donald Trump&#8217;s new ambassador to the Holy See was confirmed over the weekend.</p>
<p>Brian Burch, former president of CatholicVote, one of the country&#8217;s largest Catholic advocacy groups, was confirmed by the Senate as the United States ambassador to the Vatican on Saturday.</p>
<p>The Senate voted 49-44 along party lines.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Catholic Church is the largest and most important religious institution in the world, and its relationship to the United States is of vital importance,&#8221; Burch said in a statement on Saturday.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am committed to working with leaders inside the Vatican and the Trump administration to promote the dignity of all people and the common good,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>&#8220;Brian is a devout Catholic, a father of nine, and President of CatholicVote,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-appoints-catholicvote-president-holy-see-ambassador">said</a> in December when he nominated Burch.</p>
<p>&#8220;He represented me well during the last Election, having garnered more Catholic votes than any Presidential Candidate in History! Brian loves his Church and the United States — He will make us all proud. Congratulations to Brian, his wife Sara, and their incredible family!&#8221; Trump said.</p>
<p>During election season, Burch led the conservative lobbying group, CatholicVote, whose political action committee <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/catholicvote-org/C00494021/summary/2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spent</a> more than a million dollars over the 2024 election cycle and <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/news/catholicvote-organization-endorses-trump-presidential-primary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endorsed</a> Trump in January during the primaries.</p>
<p>&#8220;I know many Catholics are divided over whether Trump is the best candidate to defeat Biden. But that&#8217;s also what primaries are for,&#8221; Burch <a href="https://catholicvote.org/catholicvote-endorses-donald-trump-for-president/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> at the time.</p>
<p>Trump thanked CatholicVote for endorsing him later that day during a speech in New Hampshire, where he also spoke about the FBI&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/catholic-leaders-slam-fbi-over-illegitimate-targeting-of-catholics-as-bureau-defends-its-investigation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">targeting</a> of Catholics.</p>
<p data-beyondwords-marker="867ffddf-7cf8-4c7d-b83f-5fd6d44e178d">&#8220;I don&#8217;t know what it is with Catholics but the FBI is going after Catholics,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://catholicvote.org/catholicvote-endorses-donald-trump-for-president/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;Why would any Catholic vote for a Democrat?&#8221;</p>
<p>Burch fleshed out his vision for his diplomatic role in a statement in April to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.</p>
<p>He said the relationship between the United States and the Vatican &#8220;transcends traditional diplomacy, rooted instead in our shared commitments to religious freedom, human dignity, global peace, and justice.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;My primary goal will be to deepen this partnership. The moral witness of the Holy See together with its global influence make it a key partner for an array of U.S. interests. I am confident we can contribute to a more just and peaceful world, reflecting the best of American values and the Holy See&#8217;s mission,&#8221; Burch said at the time.</p>
<p>The embassy to the Holy See was first established in 1984 between President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II.</p>

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